Mr Trump has five days following the vote to review the document. Mr Trump himself has urged the release of the memo. The FBI’s stance on the memo escalates the dispute and means Mr Trump would be openly defying his hand-picked FBI director by continuing to push for its disclosure. The FBI statement came the day after Mr Trump was overheard telling a congressman that he “100%” supported the release of the four-page memo. The drama comes as special counsel Robert Mueller, a former FBI chief, also investigates whether the Trump campaign improperly co-ordinated with Russia during the campaign, and whether Mr Trump sought to obstruct the inquiry by, among other actions, firing Mr Comey.

Source: Irish Independent February 01, 2018 16:30 UTC